Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Gambling - Flaming Pillars of Death - Beer Tasting?

Well the drinking evening on Sunday went quite well. The day started earlier than expected because we all forgot that today was the day to set back the clocks one hour. We went to a lounge near Flinders station and had a few jugs there before moving on to Robot Sushi. Upon discovering that RS is closed on Sundays, I suggested we go to Chinatown. I had a strong suspicion that even though it was Easter and most things were closed, Chinatown is always bumping. We found this very reasonably priced Chinese-run Italian place and we stayed there until around 9.

Next we went to the Crown Casino. I couldn't find any blackjack tables with a minimum under $25, so I figured I'd better win 50 bucks or so before trying my hand there. I was up $27 before the others wanted to leave. It was good to stop at that point anyways. I got my drinking money for the evening back. I think I may head back there soon however. I got the itch.

As we left Crown, along the Yarra river (outside the casino) there are these pillars every 25 meters or so. They began eruptuing huge balls of flame in sequence at first, but then they would do it seemingly at random so you wouldn't know which one was going to shoot next. I don't know how often they do it, but it was pretty cool.

There is some major problems with the internet at IH lately. It is driving me crazy as I have lots of work I can't do. It just came after having been down for five days or. Ridiculous. This stuff doesn't even happen in Thailand.

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